I feel a little out-of-sorts.Bone, who hosts the Three Word Wednesday writers’ prompt, announced a hiatus for the site.I wrote my first 3WW prompt in January. I haven’t missed a Wednesday (or a Thursday, as was the case sometimes) since.Three Word Wednesday is my favorite writing prompt. Three words, write something. Anything. Post and comment, read other 3WW contributions. Comment. It was a community. A growing community.I twisted a few arms of people to try it. It was never a chore for them. It is a cathartic, creative release.There is chatter that I take over for Bone and continue. I’m waiting for Bone and I to talk. But I would be honored to allow 3WW to persist.And while Bone didn’t provide those three words, pjd did. A master of the haiku, he offered up bummer, absence and sympathetic.A toast to 3WW, in 58 words.

Human Carnival“Do you think anyone sets out to be great?”She swirled a finger in her single-scoop cone, eyes sympathetic to his answer.“Absence of drive, no. Hence the population of dipshits and fuckups.”“You’ve got a cold view of the world.”The ice cream fell between them and landed with a wet smack.“Bummer,” he said, smiling.

Thom Gabrukiewicz is both a communicator and a writer of flash fiction. Most of what he writes is kind of dark, with occasional forays into the light.
He’s a winner of some awards and has covered two Winter Olympics. He’s also written a guidebook about hiking with dogs.
He’s fiercely loyal and has a malevolent side that seems to visit less and less. He’s both a hopeless romantic and a realist.
He's currently working on community wellness issues in Wyoming.